# SplFileObject::fread

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileObject::fread — Read from file

### Beschreibung

public SplFileObject::fread(int `$length`): string|false

Reads the given number of bytes from the file.

### Parameter-Liste

`length`

  The number of bytes to read.

### Rückgabewerte

Returns the string read from the file Bei einem Fehler wird `false` zurückgegeben..

### Beispiele

Beispiel #1 SplFileObject::fread() example

`<?php
// Get contents of a file into a string
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r");
$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize());
?>`

### Anmerkungen

> Hinweis:

> Note that SplFileObject::fread() reads from the current position of the file pointer. Use SplFileObject::ftell() to find the current position of the pointer and SplFileObject::rewind() (or SplFileObject::fseek()) to rewind the pointer position.

### Siehe auch

- fread() - Liest Binärdaten aus einer Datei

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